Virtuoso Voyages Benefits

Virtuoso Voyages offer exclusive benefits and experiences you can only get by booking with a Virtuoso Advisor.
Please review the benefits available to you below and let your Advisor know of your selection(s).

PASSENGER(S) MAY SELECT ONE BENEFIT FROM EACH SET OF DATES:

Please check with your Virtuoso Advisor for any restrictions that may apply to the third and fourth passengers in a cabin.

We’ll begin with a scenic one-and-a-half hours drive from port in Cairns to Botanical Ark, a private ethno-botanical garden in the heart of the remote Daintree Rainforest. We’ll meet with Alan and Susan Carle, who founded this tranquil oasis in 1983 to help preserve some of the world’s most precious plant species, and to spread awareness of tropical ecosystems. Enjoy an interpretive garden tour and learn about the intrinsic link between rainforest plants and cultures, and see species that are extinct in their native homes. We’ll finish on the veranda with morning tea and a very exotic fruit tasting. Next we travel towards the coast to Thala Beach Nature Reserve, a 145-acre eco-lodge and wildlife retreat. We’ll enjoy a lunch of modern Australian cuisine in private Curlews Lounge, with stunning views of the tropical rainforest and the coastline.

This itinerary is subject to change without notice due to local conditions or other considerations. This Virtuoso Voyages Event is not transferable and cannot be used in conjunction with another sailing. This Virtuoso Voyages Event has no cash value, cannot be redeemed or refunded for cash. Credit will not be issued for unused services. Ground operators and other suppliers are independently owned and operated and are not controlled by Virtuoso. Your participation in this event served as your acknowledgement that Virtuoso is not responsible for the acts or omissions of these third parties.

This option is only available if selected and pre-registered by your Virtuoso Travel Advisor at least 46-days prior to the cruise sailing date.

This option is only available if selected and pre-registered by your Virtuoso Travel Advisor at least 46-days prior to the cruise sailing date.

*Credit may be applied by your Virtuoso travel Advisor toward the purchase of a private shore excursion created by a Virtuoso On-Site or another Virtuoso preferred product in conjunction with this cruise. Per person, based on double occupancy

Welcome Reception

Planned specifically for you and fellow Virtuoso Voyages travelers, this private reception offers a chance to meet fellow cruisers and get to know your onboard host.

Onboard your cruise, you will be greeted by a dedicated Virtuoso host.
Committed to ensuring that you thoroughly enjoy your cruise,
your host will be available to you throughout your sailing to answer any questions you may have,
and to ensure everything goes smoothly. Additionally, your host will introduce you to other Virtuoso Voyages travelers whom you'll meet at the exclusive Virtuoso welcome aboard cocktail reception.

To be Assigned: A host(s) is planned for the sailing but one has not yet been assigned.

About the Ship

Last fall, Crystal Symphony emerged from her multi-million-dollar drydock, with spacious suites and penthouses, more dining options, all open seating, & updated technologies including free, unlimited Wi-Fi. With the new guest capacity of just 848, service and space ratios are among the best at sea.

Not Included

About Us

For the past 26 years, Crystal Cruises has redefined luxury ocean travel by providing the finest travel experience. Building upon its unrivaled reputation, The World’s Most Awarded Luxury Cruise Line™ has now embarked on the most significant brand expansion in the history of luxury travel and hospitality: over the next three years, Crystal will introduce three brand-new classes of cruising and even its own luxury aircraft. Winner of the “Best Luxury Cruise Line” by Virtuoso for three consecutive years (2014, 2015, & 2016).

An initial deposit of 20% of the total booking amount (including land packages
and air add-ons) for all categories is required. Deposits are due within 7 days
of booking. Staterooms (all categories) are subject to cancellation if required
deposits are not received within the specific option period.

Final payment is due no later than 90 days prior to sailing. All
reservations are subject to cancellation if payments are not received by the due
date. Crystal Cruises reserves the right to review and adjust deposit and final
payment dates based on inventory for each individual cruise. Crystal Cruises
reserves the right to cancel any bookings not fully paid by the due date.

Select promotional offers including American Express cardholder
benefits and the Crystal European Shore Excursion Credit Promotion are
not combinable with Virtuoso benefits. The Virtuoso benefit is
non-transferable and non-refundable. Please note that ground operators
and other suppliers are independently owned and operated, and are not
controlled by Virtuoso or Virtuoso Discoveries. Your participation
serves as your acknowledgment that neither Virtuoso nor Virtuoso
Discoveries is responsible for the acts or omissions of these third
parties. Virtuoso benefit option must be selected at least 45-days prior
to sailing date and may not be changed. Within 45-days prior to sailing
options may not be changed. Virtuoso amenities are capacity controlled,
subject to change without notice and may be withdrawn at any time. The
Virtuoso host will provide final event program details on board to
guests who have opted for the Virtuoso shore event if offered. Other
restrictions and limitations may apply. See your Virtuoso Travel Advisor
for more details and applicable restrictions. All Virtuoso Member
Travel Agencies are independently owned and operated, and are not controlled by Virtuoso.

Alright, let’s get to know Sydney a little better — what do you say? Join us for your very own private tour around one of the most famous neighbourhoods in Sydney Wind your way through the back alleyways, up the steps and back in time to uncover the stories and people who shaped this fledgling colony. Hear all about Sydney’s oldest pubs, the first breweries, amazing convict tales, and a rebellion over the most precious drink of all… rum! As Australia’s first neighbourhood, the Rocks was literally cut from the sandstone cliffs that rise above Sydney Harbour. On this private Sydney walking tour, we’ll carve out a narrative of this neighbourhood’s history, starting with the convicts that were forced to settle here and their amazing tales of survival and entrepreneurship.

Along the way, we’ll make pit stops at some classic local pubs in the heart of the Rocks. From there, we’ll explore the once seedy back alleyways, which today are very safe, of course, but still feature many great photo opportunities. After a drink at another historical pub, we’ll delve deeper into some of the unique and most off-the-beaten-track parts of the Rocks as we visit an archaeological site like no other in Australia. We’ll finish up your private Sydney tour by enjoying one last beer back near where the tour began. (If you’d prefer to travel as part of a regular group experience, please book our When Rum Ran the Rocks group tour.) This tour is priced for a minimum group size of two travellers. A solo traveller may still book this private experience but will be charged the base rate for two travellers.

This food and drink tour of Sydney will give you a literal taste of all the city has to offer! Over the course of the evening, you will visit three different small bars, all tucked away in basements, back alleys, old horse-cart carriageways, loading docks, and other hard-to-find corners. We’ll spend about 45 minutes in each venue, giving you plenty of time to sample some snacks and/or enjoy a drink, depending on what’s on offer at each place. One of the great things about this tour is that it’s rarely the same thing twice! We might be treated to specialty pizza one time or tapas or dumplings another time, washed down with maybe a glass of mulled wine in winter or sangria in summer.

Come with an open mind for whatever’s placed in front of you! And as this is a private tour, we can tailor our stops around your food preferences; neat, huh?! In between stops, you’ll be guided along some of Sydney’s most interesting streets, where you can discover other venues, see fantastic street art, spy intriguing spaces, and learn where the locals really go after work hours. We’ll start our tour at the glass dome in Wynyard Park, the site of the old military barracks where the New South Wales Corps marched to arrest Governor Bligh in 1808 — known later as the Rum Rebellion. In the mid-1800s, it then became a site for shops and homes, with a recreational square.

The tour will end in the Kent Street area, after three hours of exploring the city centre via the nooks and crannies hidden away in downtown Sydney. (If you’d prefer to travel as part of a regular group experience, please book our Eat Drink Walk Sydney group tour.) This tour is priced for a minimum group size of two travellers. A solo traveller may still book this private experience but will be charged the base rate for two travellers.